Coinneach MacLeod

Dundee Muffins

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Preparation info
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
The Hebridean Baker: Recipes and Wee Stories from the Scottish Islands
The Hebridean Baker

By Coinneach MacLeod

Published 2021

  • About

Rumour has it Mary, Queen of Scots did not like glacé cherries in her fruit cake, so this cake with blanched almonds was made for her instead. It’s one of the most famous cakes baked in the shop of Janet Keiller in Dundee.

Ingredients

For the muffins

  • 175 g soft butter
  • 175 g soft brown sugar
  • 3

Method

Preheat your oven to 180°C/350°F. Line a muffin tin with paper liners.

Cream the butter and soft brown sugar until light. Add the marmalade and mix for a few seconds before slowly adding the eggs.

Add the flour, almonds and spice to the batter. Mix slowly until well com